Global Warming
ASSIGNMENT 4 ANCESTORS
ANTH 1520 - Dr. H. Lyn Miles Nam Seat 23 F
Anthropological data suggests that there are 300,000 direct ancestors between you and the origin of our species. But most of us can only trace back 3 or 4 generations and we don’t know as much as we should about those who went before us and whose shoulders we stand on. Select a relative or someone who is over 60 years old and ask them about their ancestors, their lives, and how life has changed.
1. Person’s Name & Address Relation to You
Jerry Wardlow, Sr. (70) - Grandfather
Humboldt, TN 38343
2. Where were they born, who were their parents, and what do they know about their ancestors and where they were from?
Jerry Wardlow was born in a small country town called Gadsen, Tn to Ella and Roosevelt Wardlow. When Jerry was around 6, him and his family moved to Humboldt, Tn. Jerry is the 8th child out of 12. His parents were born in a small town outside of Adamsville, Tn. He never knew his paternal grandmother because his grandfather re-married once she passed away. He says that his grandparents on his father side relocated from somewhere in Virgina to West Tennessee.
3. What was their childhood like and how did they meet their spouse?
Jerry's childhood was very pleasant. He has a few great memories of playing in the fields with his brother and sisters. He witnessed his all his other brothers dropping out of school to work and to help support thr famly, but Jerry wanted something differet for himself. Jerry became the first person in his family to complete and graduate from high school, which encouraged his younger sibilings to do the same. When he was 24, he met a young girl by the name of Brenda Pearson and she was only 15. They met a popular juke joint and she later became pregnant with a little girl, which is my mother. After giving birth to her baby girl, 8 weeks later she found out she was pregnant again and they soon got married.
ANTH 1520 - Dr. H. Lyn Miles Nam Seat 23 F
Anthropological data suggests that there are 300,000 direct ancestors between you and the origin of our species. But most of us can only trace back 3 or 4 generations and we don’t know as much as we should about those who went before us and whose shoulders we stand on. Select a relative or someone who is over 60 years old and ask them about their ancestors, their lives, and how life has changed.
1. Person’s Name & Address Relation to You
Jerry Wardlow, Sr. (70) - Grandfather
Humboldt, TN 38343
2. Where were they born, who were their parents, and what do they know about their ancestors and where they were from?
Jerry Wardlow was born in a small country town called Gadsen, Tn to Ella and Roosevelt Wardlow. When Jerry was around 6, him and his family moved to Humboldt, Tn. Jerry is the 8th child out of 12. His parents were born in a small town outside of Adamsville, Tn. He never knew his paternal grandmother because his grandfather re-married once she passed away. He says that his grandparents on his father side relocated from somewhere in Virgina to West Tennessee.
3. What was their childhood like and how did they meet their spouse?
Jerry's childhood was very pleasant. He has a few great memories of playing in the fields with his brother and sisters. He witnessed his all his other brothers dropping out of school to work and to help support thr famly, but Jerry wanted something differet for himself. Jerry became the first person in his family to complete and graduate from high school, which encouraged his younger sibilings to do the same. When he was 24, he met a young girl by the name of Brenda Pearson and she was only 15. They met a popular juke joint and she later became pregnant with a little girl, which is my mother. After giving birth to her baby girl, 8 weeks later she found out she was pregnant again and they soon got married.